Contest Judges

Chris Curry began his career at Houston’s Lufkin Daily News. His elevation in photojournalism quickly migrated to Burlington, Iowa’s The Hawk Eye followed by the Peoria Journal Star in central Illinois.
Curry is recipient of the Cliff Edom New America Award, the Missouri School of Journalism Photographer of the Year and the Japanese Sasakawa Sports Foundation’s Canon Award. Most recently, Curry... Read more

Jim Gerhz is a freelance journalist who previously worked as a staff photographer for newspapers including the Worthington (Minnesota) Daily Globe; the Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Journal Sentinel; the St. Paul Pioneer Press and the Minneapolis Star Tribune (both Minnesota). In 2005, his photo story about a female solder who was critically injured in Iraq was noinated as a final for a Pulitzer Price in... Read more

John Scanlan was the Director of Photography for the Hartford Courant newspaper (CT-USA). Over the past 30 years The Hartford Courant, a 144,000 daily circulation newspaper, has earned a national reputation for its photography and design.
John began his photojournalism career as a U.S. Army photographer - 1968 through 1972. He served in both Vietnam (1969) and Germany (1970-72). He attended... Read more

Mary Vignoles, a freelance picture editor based in Oregon, helps photographers with idea generation and story telling though the fine tuning of focus and direction. She edits the work, portfolios, and websites of photojournalists as well as commercial and fine arts photographers ranging from students to seasoned professionals. In 16 years as an award-winning professional picture editor, she... Read more

Seth Resnick is one of North America's most prolific corporate, editorial and stock photographers. Seth is greatly in demand for his beautiful graphic images in both natural and created light. Resnick has been published in the world's most prestigious magazines. His credits include over 2,500 publications worldwide and his clients constitute a virtual list of Corporate America.
He is... Read more

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